Marie GAGNON

(b. 17 December 1766 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1837 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Marie GAGNON was born 17 December 1766 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Louis DESBIENS 10 October 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis DESBIENS was born 21 August 1775 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Louis was the child of Louis-Marie DESBIENS and Anne-Louise TREMBLAY.

Marie GAGNON died 18 March 1837 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie GAGNON married

Louis DESBIENS-- Date: 10 October 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Louis DESBIENS was the child of Louis-Marie DESBIENS and Anne-Louise TREMBLAY

Children of Louis DESBIENS and Marie GAGNON:

Marthe DESBIENS (b.29 May 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 27 October 1865, Laterrière, Canada East)
m. Joseph HARVEY 8 November 1825 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean DESBIENS (b.abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 March 1884, Roberval, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 24 October 1826 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève DESBIENS (b.23 December 1805, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 19 October 1860, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Alexandre HOULE 19 August 1834 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Sebastien DESBIENS (b.21 March 1809, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE 22 February 1830 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1766 Birth
17 December 1766
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAGNON and Louis DESBIENS 10 October 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Marthe DESBIENS was born 29 May 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS was born 23 December 1805, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie was 39 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Sebastien DESBIENS was born 21 March 1809, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marthe DESBIENS married 8 November 1825, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph HARVEY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Jean DESBIENS married 24 October 1826, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Sebastien DESBIENS married 22 February 1830, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Elisabeth GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS married 19 August 1834, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexandre HOULE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec